Government
Columbia scrambling on OSHA mandate
The City of Columbia is in a race against the clock to conform to Occupational Safety and Health Administration guidelines concerning employees and COVID-19 by Jan. 10. On Nov. 5,…
Read MoreFire chief change a hot topic for Prairie Du Pont
A handful of community members bundled up together last Wednesday night outside the Prairie Du Pont firehouse in Dupo. By the end of the night, they had called for resignations,…
Read MoreNew laws for the new year
As Illinoisans prepare for the first day of 2022 this Saturday, there are 300 new laws scheduled to take effect. Some new laws beginning Jan. 1 include insurance companies being…
Read MoreColumbia subdivision approved, with conditions
Roads were the main points of business at the Columbia City Council meeting Monday night. Action was taken concerning Quarry Road and Skyline Drive, and Rueck Road was discussed for…
Read MoreNew voter precincts approved
In the course of two weeks, Monroe County Clerk Jonathan McLean managed to consolidate 37 city and county voter precincts into 25 with only one minor adjustment requested from a…
Read MoreValmeyer begins TIF renewal
At the Valmeyer Village Board meeting last Tuesday, trustees voted to approve a tax levy for the upcoming fiscal year, heard a report about a public use area in the…
Read MoreColumbia talks subdivision, levies taxes
The plan has changed, but the discussion is the same regarding a proposed subdivision in the northern part of Columbia. During Monday’s Columbia City Council meeting, public input on a…
Read MoreJudge returning to Monroe County
It’s official: the county’s resident circuit judge will return to the Monroe County Courthouse with the start of the new year, per 2022 judicial assignments. Judge Chris Hitzemann spent the…
Read MoreNew county chairman, election precincts
Prior to adopting the county budget for the upcoming fiscal year during a special meeting on Friday, Dennis Knobloch was elected new chairman of the Monroe County Board. “I’m very…
Read MoreMonroe County to OK budget
The Monroe County Board held its final review of the county budget for fiscal year 2022 on Monday. Overall, Monroe County’s financial position is much different beginning entering the fiscal…
Read MoreFormer Red Bud mayor gets probation
In a brisk federal court hearing Monday morning, the former mayor of Red Bud was sentenced to one year of probation and fined $1,000 for lying to a federal task…
Read MoreBost talks infrastructure, redistricting
With his congressional district boundaries changing and recent passage of President Joe Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure plan into law, U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (R-Murphysboro) is weighing in on these trending…
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